COUNCIL MEMBERS

The Global Council for Responsible Transition Minerals is a high-level, independent and multistakeholder group comprising10 members from diverse sectors, both from the Global North and South. The Council aims to reconcile diverging interests to tackle the complex, interconnected challenges surrounding minerals for the energy transition.

Yumkella Kandeh

Former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All

Oberle Bruno

Former Director of the International Union for Conservation of Nature

Bordoff Jason

Director and Founder of the Center on Global Energy Policy, University of Columbia

Jobet Juan Carlos

Former Minister of Mines, Chile

Kenewendo Bogolo

Former Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Botswana

Khama Sheila

Non-Executive Director of FTSE and NASDAQ listed entities

Ma Jun

Director of the Chinese Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs

Mpufane Glen

Director Mining at Global Union IndustriALL

Kadri Simson

Former European Commissioner for Energy

Teixeira Izabella

Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel

SPECIAL ADVISORS

The Global Council is guided and assisted by a brain trust composed of Special Advisors - independent experts representing a diversity of organizations and sectors - providing evidence-based recommendations and acting in the interest of the Global Council.

Aditya Ramji

Director, Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South

Anthony Abdul Karim Kamara

Member of Parliament, Parliament of Sierra Leone, Pan-African Parliament

Bryan Bille

Policy and Geopolitical Principal, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Daniel Stauffacher

Earth Council

Emily Iona Stewart

Head of Policy and EU Relations, Transition Minerals, Global Witness

Florian Anderhuber

Deputy Director General, Director Energy, Climate & Sustainability, Euromines

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Jan Klawitter

Head of Government & International Relations, EU & APAC, Anglo American

Lihui Sun

Vice President of Huayou Cobalt

Ludivine Wouters

Managing Partner, Latitude Five

Nicolas Leconte

Political Advisor on JETP and Energy Transition, European Delegation in Hanoi

Raphaël Danglade

Lead Portfolio Manager, Climate & Development, Africa-Europe Foundation

Sulthan Khalifa Haroon Al Rashid

Researcher

Vincenzo Conforti

Head of Government Relations Europe, Glencore

Aman Chitkara

Independent Expert on Critical Minerals, Battery Recycling, and Energy Transition

Assheton Carter

CEO and Founder, TDi Sustainability; Strategic Advisor, Fair Cobalt Alliance

Chiugo Aghaji

Extractives and Sustainability Consultant, CEA CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Denis Gyeyir

Africa Senior Program Officer, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)

Erica Westenberg

Governance Programs Director, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)

Gordon Poole

Senior Director, Camarco an APCO Worldwide Company

Jana Plananska

Director EU and Government Affairs, Norge Mining Ltd

Liwei Chen

Technical Advisor, Wildlife Conservation Society

Mike Blakeney

Head of Government and Public Affairs, Cobalt Institute

Peter Handley

Senior Associate, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership ; Strategic Advisor on climate, energy and raw materials, HCSS

Roland Chavasse

Secretary General and Co-Founder, International Lithium Association

Tom Moerenhout

Critical Materials Lead, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University

Andrew Wilson

Deputy Secretary General - Policy, International Chamber of Commerce

Bennett Freeman

Chair of the Advisory Board, Global Witness

Chris Beatty

Head of Government Relations and Public Affairs, TechMet

Diana Gherasim

Head of Energy and Climate Policies, Institut Français des Relations Internationales

Erik Post

Senior Advisor to The European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM)

Isabelle Ramdoo

Deputy Diector, Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)

Joël Flores-Carpio

CEO, STRATEGIS Global Advisors

Louis Maréchal

Senior Advisor - Minerals & Extractives, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Mirna Adjami

Consultant

Pierre Petit-de-Pasquale

Standards Director, The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)

Saliem Fakir

Executive Director, African Climate Foundation

Veronica Bolton Smith

Chief Executive Officer, Critical Minerals Africa Group